Below are instructions on making an angler's three-legged folding stool. Commence by marking out the section full size as shown by Fig. 1. Make a three-legged bolt out of 5/16 in. iron, as shown at A (Fig. 1). Thread the ends, and fit them with circular brass nuts B 3/16 in. thick, and square washers C and D. Each washer must be drilled in the centre and the four corners. A hole must he drilled to take a No. 4 screw. Three pieces of hickory, ash, or lancewood about 18 in. long, and properly shaped, can be used for the legs. Bore the centre of each leg with a 5/16 in. bit, and fit the washers on. Put the legs on the centre bolt and screw up, leaving sufficient clearance for the stool to open properly. The ends of the bolts should then be cut off, but enough should be left beyond the nuts for riveting. Open the stool to the required width and cut off the ends top and bottom to the correct bevel, then take to pieces and finish with sandpaper and French polish. Three pieces of strong webbing are sewn together at the corners (as shown at Fig. 2) to form a triangle the size of the stool when open. Put the stool together, rivet over the ends of the bolts, open as at Fig. 3, and tack the webbing on the corners at the top.

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Fig. 1.

Making Three legged Folding Fishing Stool.

Making Three-legged Folding Fishing Stool.